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Letters .Patent No. 63,748, dated April 9, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN FAUETS.

TO ALL WHOM IT'MAY CONCERN:

Beit known-that I, JOSHUA REGESTER, of the city and county of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented ii. new and improved Faucet; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-f i I Figure 1 isa. View of'one side of the faucet.

Figure 2 is -a front view of the faucet.

Figure 3 is a front view with the handle removed, v

Figure 4 is a vertical longitudinal section taken vertically through the centrerof the faucet.4

Figure 5 is a view of the rear end of the front section of thefaucet. 4

Figure 6 is a vertical cross-section through the faucet taken at the point indicated by red lines a: z in fig. 4'.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to a. new and improved faucet which is designed for wash-basins, bath-tubs, and'for other purposes where it is desired to draw and cut oil` water and other liquids.

The invention consists in applying within an enlarged chamber of the faucet tube a perforated disk valve, which is firmly held to its seat by the'pressure of water against it,apd which is secured to a. roclcingstern that has two end bearings, and that passes through the front end of the faucet nozzle, and has secured to it a vibrating hooded handle, the hood of which serves as a means for checking it when the valve is fully open or. ful-ly closed, as will be hereinafter described. i i

'.lov enable others skilled in .the art to understandmy' invention, I will describe its constructionand operation.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the tapering tubular portion of the faucet, which is constructed,

witl'u enlarged flaring end having a screw-thread ont in it. The tapering portion ofthe section A is adapted for receiving over it a pipe, or it may be adapted for entering or screwing into a hole in a barrel or vessel. B represents the4 curved or nozzle section of the faucet, which is constructed with-,an enlargement on it, which forms, in conjunction lwith the corresponding end of the section A, an enlarged valve-chamber, a', assbown in fig- '4. The section B is constructedfwith a' cutolf plate, b, at its enlarged end, which forms a valve-sect for the valve d, and also a bearing for the stem c of this valve. This cut-off'plate b is of suiiicient size to close the openings which are through the valve d, when this valve is turned in the position shown in iig. 5.. When the valve is turned as indicated in iig. 4, the liquid will ow freely through it on both sides of the cnt-oil` plate. Valve d is a circular disk perforated and applied to `the enlarged end of section B, so .as to t snugly against the face thereof. It'isformed on or keyed to a longitudinal stem, c, which passes through a hole made centrally through the plate b,and alsothrough a hole which is made through thefront part of the nozzle. Upon the front end of this stem Nc, a handle, C, is applied, byvibrating which 'the valve a will be opened andclosed. The front face g ot' the nozzle is attened, so that its surface is parallel to the surface of the valve-face, and-the head h of this handle is faced so as to fit snugly against the dat fnceg and prevent the valve d from leaving its seat. -lvyl Ithis arrangement the valve stem c has two bearings, and the pressure ofl the liquid against the valve when it is closed will force it firmly to its-*seat and4 prevent leakage` The head h is constructed with a semicircular flange,` h', which projects over the `oll'set g and forms the stops for checking the lever handle C, when it is in a position for holding the valve open, and also when in a position for holding the valve closed. This feature is shown izn the sectional-view, lig. 6. The object of enlarging a portion ofthe faucet so as to form a chamber, a, is tofadmit of the use of a valve of the proper size to allow a free ilow of water through the faucet, and also to compensate for the space which is occupied by the valve d and its stem c. To obtain access to the chamber a and .valve d, it is only necessary to nnsorew the section B from the section A. An annular recess is made in the face g, into which a packing, z', is inserted, which will prevent leakage at this point during the escape of water from the nozzle of the faucet.4 l

I am aware of John Broughtons faucet patented in November, 1864, and therefore I do not claim what-he shows in his patent. A l

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In combination with the perforated' disk valve d, cut-o` plate b, and longitudinal stem c, having two bearings b and g, I claim the construction of the handle C, with a flange h', adapted to operate substantially as described.

JOSHUA REGESTEB..

l Witnesses JOHN Mother, Stm.. U. Besseren. 

